Blogs are Coral Polyps
Project: The great enhancement debate, What happened to nature?

What is described by Bernard Huberman as an ‘ecology’ of information ‘characterized by relationships, information “food chains”, and dynamic interactions that could soon become as rich as, if not richer than, many natural ecosystems’ (Huberman, Bernardo (2001) The Laws of the Web: Patterns in the Ecology of Information. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. : 16). (in Autotranscendence and Creative Organization: On Self-Creation and Self-Organization)

Blogs are coral polyps depositing a calcium carbonate of links.

A reef built of references upon citations upon mentions on letters of introduction built on feelings, thoughts and the odd personal metaphor which may or may not survive the creative commons of the high seas of communication.

A hypertext browser is okay, but I want the ecology imbedded in my neocortex and as (un)consciously available to me as my usage of language.

You can keep the exoskeletons, gear freaks, but just keep them well away from me.

Thu, Jan 24, 2008  Permanent link
Categories: linkage ecology
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